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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Sajalong of India

The Sajalong of India, numbering approximately 7,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Scheduled Tribe of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, also called Miji, believed linked to the historic Ahom kings of Assam. Shifting cultivation remains primary, supplemented by hunting. They mostly adhere to Animism and Sajalong is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Miji

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: South Asian Tribal
Primary Language(s): Sajalong (sjl)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 7,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG049709

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Sajalong
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
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Miji Speakers

Media Resources in Sajalong:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Sajalong:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Sajalong are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Sajalong:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Sajalong of India

Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
readLuke 12:7

Pray that those who don't yet know how to trust in Jesus will not be consumed by worry and anxiety, but will trust in the Father's care and provision for their daily needs and for their eternal salvation

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:3

Pray that God will be working in people's hearts, give them opportunities to receive the gospel, and bring many to faith in Himself.

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
readHebrews 10:36

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will patiently endure suffering and hardships and do God's will so that they may receive what He has promised.

The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way.
readPsalm 37:23

Pray that believers from near and far will serve here and trust in the Lord's timing as He establishes their steps.

Sajalong Across Countries (ROP3 - 112982) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▲CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SajalongPG049709SajalongIndia7,000No Longer UnreachedSajalongAnimism

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